#fenixtj

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"Hola buen soldado!" she tries again.

"I speak Ingles, Condessa" He says "Is something the matter?"

"Nothing is the matter, thank you. Could you please bid the piskie Adalia to come join us? She is a childling, with silver hair."

"I see." A frown "Has she committed a crime, your excellency?"

"No. We wish for her to join us in playtime. It is the duty of childlings to play."

A brow, then a nod and a bow.

He looks to Holger, a grunt.

Holger grunts back with a nod

"Thank you, Thanes." She nods to both the stranger AND Holger.

And the Thane nods and heads off.

Holger stays on guard at the door

If anything more puffed up than before as if tryign to WILL himself to being taller yet

A smile just for Holger, and she goes back into the room. "There!"

"I can't believe you did that" Vaeltilde says

"Well, I am not the Baron's ward. I am the Countess's, and a guest. So it's easier for me. But if Adalia is as nice as she seems, it will be easier to ask for her in the future."

"What if she's a spy?" Vaeltilde says "or an assassin? or a spy assassin?"

"Hm."

She closes her eyes, making an almost pout as she concentrates.

"Princesca, " She asks in a whisper, concerned. "Estas constipado?"

And Ellie gasps as a vision overwhelms her

"What's wrong with her?" Vaeltilde says stunned

"Oh... oh no..."

"Oh, no."

"She just sees... things' Ariel says defensively "And it's okay because..." then she hears Ellie "Oh no?"

"We have to help him! Vaeltilde, do you know how to get to the workshop?"

"HOLGER! ¡Necesitamos a Dame Ash!"

"Yes.. of course..." Vaeltilde says "Is Master Jum in trouble?"

Holger peeks in, nods, and then breaks into a run!

Just then, a pIskie walks in

Salma wrings her hands, looking worried. "What can we do?"

"hi.. if it's about the rice krispie treats" the Piske starts to say noticing the horrified look "i'll give them back"

"You may keep them... Adalia, have you been here long?"

Polite, even if she's fretting.

"No.. I snuck in for food" Adalia says "Why? What's going on?"

"Well, I think you should stay around. Not enough childlings here." Matter-of-factly.

Vaeltilde says "Dame Ash and Holger aren't back. if Master Jum is in trouble.. we.. we should go now"

"They will come."

At mention of Master Jum, Adalia's eyes widen, then she looks at Ellie "Friends don't like friends who steal"

"Tell me what you mean."

"Senorita, Baronita, conoces el camino al taller?" She asks of both Adalia and Vaeltilde, what way to the workshop?"

In spanish, flustered, and patting worriedly at Ellie's arm.

"I'm a Piskie... and we steal?" Adalia looks at her like she doesn't get why the Countess doesn't get it

"And you give back." She peeks out in the hallway once more.

The BIG thane is back, and frowning at the empty spot where the boy troll is SUPPOSED to be.

"Holger is on a mission." She assures/informs.

"Stealing and giving back isn't really stealing, is it?" Pedantic, perhaps. "That would be called a 'borrow'."

"And the paletas? There was more there than the entire party could possibly eat!" Truth.... "And I don't even LIKE sweets." Ah, there is her lie.

And that's when Holger comes up almost dragging Dame Ash

"Dama Ash! We must go!"